Adelelmus of Burgos explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Adelelmus
Honorific Suffix:O.S.B.
Birth Date:11th century
Death Date:1100
Feast Day:30 January
Venerated In:Roman Catholic Church
Birth Place:Loudun, Poitou, France
Patronage:Burgos, Spain

Adelelmus (died c. 1100) (French: '''Aléaume'''; Spanish; Castilian: '''Lesmes''') – was a French-born Benedictine monk venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Born in Loudun, Poitou, Adelelmus joined the military at a young age. During a pilgrimage to Rome he met Robert de Turlande, founder of the Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu, and left the military life for the Benedictine order.[1] He later became abbot of La Chaise-Dieu.[2]

Queen Constance of Burgundy of Castile was impressed with the reports of Adelelmus' holiness, and invited him to live in Burgos, Spain. She and King Alfonso VI founded a monastery in the city in 1079 on the condition he would be its abbot. He added a hospital and a church to the building soon after.[3] He later used his military training to help Alfonso against the Moors.[1]

After death, Adelelmus became a patron saint of the city of Burgos in Spain.[4] His remains lie in the Iglesia de San Lesmes Abad[5]

Adelelmus' feast day is kept on 30 January; it is no longer observed in the General Roman Calendar.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/adburgos Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Adelelmus av Burgos (-1097)" Den katolske kirke
  2. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12178c.htm Goyau, Georges. "Poitiers." The Catholic Encyclopedia
  3. http://elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Guide_City_Burgos.pdf Guide to the City of Burgos, Turespaña, p. 8
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=LP4UAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=Aberoh+and+Atom&source=bl&ots=lgTbcZoV1B&sig=ACfU3U2UMgWETernnrPgSUPwmGVfVjLMeQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH7M-ykpWDAxW-j4kEHRHlDws4MhDoAXoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=Aberoh%20and%20Atom&f=false Holweck, Frederick George. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints, B. Herder, 1924, p. 16
  5. Book: Diccionario de los santos. 2000. Editorial San Pablo. Spanish. 978-84-285-2258-8. 64.